Susan Hyatt
Encyclopedia
Susan Hyatt is an American singer, songwriter, and recording artist, and the lead vocalist and a founding member of Stimulator and Pillbox, and played guitar for The Pandoras
. She is also a television celebrity
, appearing as a VJ on the UK's MP3TV. Susan Hyatt is also a Certified NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine
) Personal Fitness Trainer.
and Middle Eastern family. She moved to Switzerland and London shortly after
and came to Los Angeles when she was five years old. At 14 years old, Susan
recorded her first solo single and with KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer
's support opened up for Nina
Hagen with her band Glitter Symphony at LA's First Glam Revival Show, along
with all female 60's influenced garage band the Pandoras (which she was to
later join as second guitarist). Susan joined several LA bands in the live
circuit as keyboardist of Darling Cruel (Polygram Records), bassist of
Feline (with Januaries' Debi Diamond), guitarist of the Pandoras (Elektra
Records). After graduating UCLA she moved to London in 1992 where she
released a psychedelic dance version of Simon and Garfunkel
's 'Feelin'
Groovy' on WEA Records with Kissing the Pink
producers Nick and John.
In 1993 Susan formed grunge punk pop band Pillbox in London with bassist
Carrie Melbourne (Babylon Zoo
) and
Sean Harrington and was quickly signed to Polygram Music. Pillbox charted a
top 20 hit with their single "Invasion" (What Really Turns You On?) in the UK
on X-Ray/Pinnacle Records and successfully toured all over the UK as a
Kerrang Magazine favorite.
Susan then formed her own record label: Not Your Common Records
Ltd./Pinnacle with partner Jennifer Ivory. The long awaited debut album from
Pillbox was released in 2000. Pillbox's music was heavily featured on TV
show Dawsons Creek. Pillbox
released 2 more EP's including "Sterilise Me" which became an Xfm London
hit.
In 2001, Susan became a VJ/Television Presenter on the UK's live music chat
show: The Pulse on MP3TV along with her MTV co-host Tim Kash
.
and New Wave
. Geoff Tyson
(formerly of Snake River conspiracy and T-Ride) was her partner in forming this new project. Stimulator's debut album was licensed by the Lab/Universal Records. Susan also played guitar for Virgin Recording Artist Juliet Richardson
and both acts went on tour as support for Duran Duran
’s 2005 “Astronaut Tour."
Stimulator also opened The Go-Go's 2006 Reunion Tour. Susan is currently writing songs for TV and Films and working on a Rock Musical. Both Pillbox and Stimulator have gained success by licensing various songs. Stimulator's cover of the Olivia Newton-John
song Magic
, was featured on the Miramax film "Ella Enchanted
", on Macy's
"Find Your Magic" commercials, and used in shows on NBC
, MTV
, and other networks. Susan also currently teaches singing to a select group of students at The Paul Green School of Rock Music
October 2009, Susan Hyatt released her first Fitness DVD entitled "Susan Hyatt's Rockstar Workout". Two 25 minute high energy workouts that burn up to 800 calories an hour. Susan teaches you how to Breathe like a Rockstar using the Diaphragm Method of Breathing
that she learned from 'American Idol
' vocal coach
Ron Anderson. This method of breathing enables you to sustain a high heart rate using your oxygen properly so you don't need to rest between sets. In result you lose the most weight in the shortest amount of time possible. The DVD has informative Pop-Ups inspired by VH1
. It's also the first workout DVD to shuffle your workout segments randomly like iTunes
does with music. All the music on the DVD is original songs written by Susan and her band Stimulator.
The Pandoras
The Pandoras were an all-female rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California from 1983–1991, who found a following in the Hollywood "Paisley Underground" scene and later adapted a more contemporary Sunset Boulevard, hard rock look and sound. The band ended when, on August 10, 1991 band leader...
. She is also a television celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
, appearing as a VJ on the UK's MP3TV. Susan Hyatt is also a Certified NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine
The National Academy of Sports Medicine sells study courses and examinations for personal trainer certification and funds fitness research and education. NASM was founded in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1987. NASM develops continuing education in the form of study courses for professional athletic...
) Personal Fitness Trainer.
Early Life and Career
Susan Hyatt was born in Seattle, Washington as an only child to a Europeanand Middle Eastern family. She moved to Switzerland and London shortly after
and came to Los Angeles when she was five years old. At 14 years old, Susan
recorded her first solo single and with KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer
Rodney Bingenheimer
Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important...
's support opened up for Nina
Hagen with her band Glitter Symphony at LA's First Glam Revival Show, along
with all female 60's influenced garage band the Pandoras (which she was to
later join as second guitarist). Susan joined several LA bands in the live
circuit as keyboardist of Darling Cruel (Polygram Records), bassist of
Feline (with Januaries' Debi Diamond), guitarist of the Pandoras (Elektra
Records). After graduating UCLA she moved to London in 1992 where she
released a psychedelic dance version of Simon and Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the...
's 'Feelin'
Groovy' on WEA Records with Kissing the Pink
Kissing the Pink
Kissing the Pink are a British dance/synth pop group from London, England. Members included Nick Whitecross, John Hall, George Stewart, Josephine Wells, Pete Barnett, Sylvia Griffin, Steve Cusack, and Simon Aldridge.-Career:...
producers Nick and John.
In 1993 Susan formed grunge punk pop band Pillbox in London with bassist
Carrie Melbourne (Babylon Zoo
Babylon Zoo
Babylon Zoo were a British rock band of the mid-1990s from Wolverhampton, England, fronted by Jas Mann. They were best known for the song "Spaceman", which on its release on 21 January 1996, went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of...
) and
Sean Harrington and was quickly signed to Polygram Music. Pillbox charted a
top 20 hit with their single "Invasion" (What Really Turns You On?) in the UK
on X-Ray/Pinnacle Records and successfully toured all over the UK as a
Kerrang Magazine favorite.
Susan then formed her own record label: Not Your Common Records
Ltd./Pinnacle with partner Jennifer Ivory. The long awaited debut album from
Pillbox was released in 2000. Pillbox's music was heavily featured on TV
show Dawsons Creek. Pillbox
released 2 more EP's including "Sterilise Me" which became an Xfm London
Xfm London
Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media....
hit.
In 2001, Susan became a VJ/Television Presenter on the UK's live music chat
show: The Pulse on MP3TV along with her MTV co-host Tim Kash
Tim Kash
Tim Kash is a television presenter best known for formerly presenting Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, and MTV News on MTV UK and Ireland. He appeared on the U.S. edition of MTV News, and as a guest presenter on E! Network's Daily 10...
.
Current
Susan moved back to Los Angeles in 2002 and formed her current band: Stimulator, an American Pop band influenced by 1980's DiscoDisco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
and New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
. Geoff Tyson
Geoff Tyson
Geoff Tyson played guitar for T-Ride, whose debut album shared the same title. He was a student of Joe Satriani, and one of two students Satriani has said 'Graduated' from his lessons...
(formerly of Snake River conspiracy and T-Ride) was her partner in forming this new project. Stimulator's debut album was licensed by the Lab/Universal Records. Susan also played guitar for Virgin Recording Artist Juliet Richardson
Juliet Richardson
Juliet Richardson is an American singer, known as Juliet, best known for her 2005 album Random Order and hit single "Avalon".-Early life:...
and both acts went on tour as support for Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
’s 2005 “Astronaut Tour."
Stimulator also opened The Go-Go's 2006 Reunion Tour. Susan is currently writing songs for TV and Films and working on a Rock Musical. Both Pillbox and Stimulator have gained success by licensing various songs. Stimulator's cover of the Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
song Magic
Magic (Olivia Newton-John song)
"Magic" is a hit 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John, from the soundtrack to the film Xanadu. The song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for four weeks beginning on 2 August 1980...
, was featured on the Miramax film "Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted (film)
Ella Enchanted is a 2004 British-American romantic-comedy film loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Ella and Hugh Dancy as Prince Charmont. It plays with the usual fairy-tale genre...
", on Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
"Find Your Magic" commercials, and used in shows on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, and other networks. Susan also currently teaches singing to a select group of students at The Paul Green School of Rock Music
The Paul Green School of Rock Music
School of Rock is a performance-based music program for those between the ages of 8 and 18. This for-profit educational company operates and franchises after-school music instructional programs in the United States and Mexico...
October 2009, Susan Hyatt released her first Fitness DVD entitled "Susan Hyatt's Rockstar Workout". Two 25 minute high energy workouts that burn up to 800 calories an hour. Susan teaches you how to Breathe like a Rockstar using the Diaphragm Method of Breathing
Diaphragmatic breathing
Diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, belly breathing or deep breathing is breathing that is done by contracting the diaphragm, a muscle located horizontally between the chest cavity and stomach cavity...
that she learned from 'American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
' vocal coach
Vocal pedagogy
Vocal pedagogy is the study of the art and science of voice instruction. It is used in the teaching of singing and assists in defining what singing is, how singing works, and how proper singing technique is accomplished....
Ron Anderson. This method of breathing enables you to sustain a high heart rate using your oxygen properly so you don't need to rest between sets. In result you lose the most weight in the shortest amount of time possible. The DVD has informative Pop-Ups inspired by VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
. It's also the first workout DVD to shuffle your workout segments randomly like iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
does with music. All the music on the DVD is original songs written by Susan and her band Stimulator.
Discography
- "Sidewalk Girl" Glitter Symphony (1984)
- "Feelin' Groovy/Sea Heaven" Susan Hyatt Solo WEA Records (1993)
- "Gimme What I Want" Pillbox NYC Records Ltd./Pinnacle (2000)
- "Blockbuster A Glitter/Glam Rock Experience" Compilation Pillbox Conspiracy Records (2000)
- "Sterilise Me" Pillbox NYC Records Ltd./Pinnacle (2001)
- "The Teenage Years" Pillbox NYC Records Ltd./Pinnacle(2002)
- "Lovely and Amazing" Soundtrack Pillbox Lions Gate (2002)
- "Stimulator" Stimulator Stimulator Records (2003)
- "Ella Enchanted" Soundtrack Stimulator Hollywood Records (2004)
- "78 Stimulator" The Lab/Universal Records (2005)
- "Stimulator Official Debut" Stimulator Records (2006)
- "Stimulator 2" Dead Famous/MGM (2009)
- "Lovelier in Black" (2010)
Misc
- Susan Hyatt's Rockstar Workout 2009, (the Passport 2 Fitness).